So I heard Al Sharpton on MSNBC last night (I was just home from work and removing my workclothes and making my dinner–don’t give me a hard time) and he was rattling on about Whitney Houston, just like everyone else in the broadcasting industry, but he had a somewhat unusual theme: the cause of her sad story is “Society.” (Sorry, no link, I did a half-assed search and couldn’t find a transcript.)
I have no idea how “Society” could be responsible for Whitney Houston’s death. Even Rev. Al seemed clueless–he kept explaining how he had no idea how to fix “Society” so future Whitney Houstons could be kept alive longer, but that didn’t stop the little retard from repeating his inane cliched point.
I suspect any cure for “Society” would have involved a rule or a law or a position of some kind that would restrict junkies from getting their hands on drugs, and that would have undermined some of Rev. Al’s most sacred civil-libertarian views. I mean the woman was a lifelong stone junkie, putting shit up her nose, in her veins, down her throat with reckless disregard and a bottomless wallet–how were we expected to prevent that without trampling on her freedom considerably? And probably failing at preventing shit, anyway.
So I pit Sharpton for making me follow his tortured logic for 15 minutes last night. I probably should have put on music instead of MSNBC.
So “Rev Al” weighed in on Whiney’s demise?
Surprise! “Whitey” is always to blame!
I’m sure old Al could tie her death to slavery, or prejudice, or…or…anything but personal responsibility.
Who listens to this creep?
Ralph–I bow to no rightwing nutjob in my general contempt for Sharpton, but I’ve been mildly surprised by the rationality of some of his points as I’ve tuned into his show on occasion (I get home at 6 PM, and he’s what’s on MSNBC), so much so that I found it mildly surprising to hear him ranting last night in a way that made no rational sense. Which is why I Pitted him–I suspect you would like to Pit him just for being alive, and require no specific acts on his part.
Comedian Joey Diaz talking to Joe Rogan about selling a shitload of cocaine to Whitney Houston around 1998. This was shot and posted long before her death. It is amazing she lived this long. It wasn’t society that bought her the coke or the other drugs.
He lost weight years ago, so if it’s a disease, it’s a slow one.
As an aside, Sharpton is surprisingly knowledgeable about politics and issues. I use MSNBC as a radio station while I work sometimes and he isn’t terrible as a host.
Quite the contrary-how about Sharpton’s disgraceful record? Tawana Brawley comes to mind-you may recall that he caused the suicide of a man over Brawley’s lies. Or the riots in Harlem, in which several people were injured, and a man killed.
Yeah, I guess remembering this criminal past makes one “a right wing nutjob”.
Sharpton is a lying, morally bankrupt POS. He should not be a figure given any respect.
Al’s a good guy. I wouldn’t call him a race-baiter when he stands up against outrages like the Arizona Show Me Your Papers Law, or when he stands up against anti-Muslim bigotry, or when he stands up for women’s rights, or for unions, or for any number of progressive causes. So our resident Oreo thinks he’s a race-baiter. I’d take that as a compliment if I was him. If you can provoke outrage from that lot, good for Sharpton.
